Even "knowing" this, it is difficult for me to translate into action... even forgetting the pesky timing issue.(1) Real estate is local, strategy is "personal"With Inland Empire crisis fall % of 75%+ ($300k to $70k) and his many skills/resources, I can fully understand why Bruce Norris would be all out and then all in.http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/training/real_estate....However, my areas did not experience -75%.

I know because I developed my flip/buy and hold strategies based on my experience of investing in the surrounding suburbs.Fishtown and Northern Liberties are areas as you have learned and heard from others that are well developed and this translate into pricy. 

After being involved in real estate for a while, it occurred to me the other day when I was talking to my sister that the words you are using may not mean what you think they mean to ordinary people.  Such as:Cute = T...

I'm not sure how to do the quote at uff or put someone else's name up but my last name means or translates to Buffalo with a sad heart

You are already better than most real estate investors on construction knowledge but does that translate to your estimating for making offers. 

I was told the property management fee is 1.5% (not 1%) which translates to 12% to 17% of monthly rent based on your previous post. 

Quite often people do not translate the return number into a dollar value.  

One thing I know being a broker and having a license all these years is that in a very loose translation, brokerage is defined as charging a fee for services provided.

I currently run production for a large company in NYC and it takes all of my time, leaving me minimal time to focus on investments.So, I know how to produce million dollar commercials and photo shoots; how can I translate that into a job in real estate?

@Matthew Schroeder while the number of units being constructed is quite large and incentives are being offered I don't think it will translate to much relief and here is why.